Atiku appeals Supreme Court to nullify Tinubu’s victory

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court, which upheld the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 polls.

In his 35-ground appeal, Atiku alleges that the tribunal made a grave error and miscarriage of justice in its findings and conclusions in his petition challenging INEC’s declaration of Tinubu as President.

The notice of appeal is also praying the apex court to set aside the whole findings and conclusions of the Tribunal on the grounds that they did not represent the true picture of the grounds of his petition.

Atiku maintained that the tribunal erred in law when it failed to nullify the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, on the grounds of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022, when by evidence before the Tribunal, INEC conducted the election based on grave and gross misrepresentation, contrary to the principles of the Electoral Act 2022, based on the doctrine of legitimate expectation.